Inspector Favorites (Bib Gourmand) for Good Value Contest

Come here each day, Monday, Oct. 5 through Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, to get a clue from the Michelin inspectors that will help you identify one of the Bib Gourmand restaurants in San Francisco. A Bib Gourmand rating is given by the inspectors for a restaurant they deem to be a good value.

Email us your Bib Gourmand restaurant guess between 8am and 5pm (Pacific Time) and one lucky winner will receive a free copy of the 2010 MICHELIN Guide San Francisco. On Friday, after 5pm, there will also be a grand drawing for a $200 gift card for use at a Michelin-designated Bib Gourmand restaurant.

Purchase is not necessary to enter. Please read all contest rules and regulations.

Grand prize winner: Archana J., San Jose

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 clue
This chic Pacific Heights eatery serves up spicy dishes that may pass for snacks in the owners' native land. It is a sibling to the original wildly popular and dressed down Mission spot.
Restaurant:  Dosa
Winner:  Tom K., San Francisco

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 clue
Southern soul food has found a home in the East Bay. Visit this new eatery and enjoy Southern classics with a California touch. Oh, and don't forget to order some Bourbon...
Restaurant:  Pican
Winner:  Afton, San Francisco

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 clue
This new high-end ethnic restaurant in Mountain View is causing quite a stir on the foodie scene, not only for its exquisite menu, but vivid decor and cocktail menu featuring elixirs named for Bollywood films.
Restaurant:  Sakoon
Winner:  Archana, San Jose

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 clue
Though you won't find bear on this French country menu, dining at this classic spot puts you on the site of the historic California settlers' Bear Flag Revolt against Mexican rule. Locals love the owners' second restaurant, a more casual cafe, which shares half a name with the original.
Restaurant:  the girl & the fig
Winner:  Tom, San Francisco

Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 clue
Word has spread fast for this relative newcomer in the Mission - diners are turning up in droves for the perfectly executed entrees and pizza which, baked in an 800-plus degree wood-burning oven for two minutes, would please the most exacting Neapolitan pizzaiolo. Also don’t miss the bathroom with its curio-cabinets filled with fossils and shells.
Restaurant:  Flour + Water
Winner:  Mukul, San Francisco